Over the last few months, rumors have been mounting thatPokemon SunandMoonwould come to the Nintendo SwitchasPokemon Stars. Nintendo has not officially announced the title, but scammers seem to be targeting enthusiastic fans anyway.
Earlier today on social media, a curious listing from Amazon began to do the rounds. The UK version of the retailer currently lists a game calledPokemon Starsfor Nintendo Switch. Not only does it not feature any prospective box-art for the game, but it is also priced at £70 which is far more than the UK going rate for Nintendo Switch games (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildcosts less than £50). If that was not suspicious enough, then the release date of June 28, 2025 should be a red flag all by itself.
Despite being a bogus listing, the offer now sits at #87 on the Amazon bestsellers list for PC and video games. Hopefully Amazon will remove it sooner rather than later and the retailer may be able to help in getting a refund. Unfortunately, though, it seems likely that similar listings from other retailers (such as eBay) will begin to pop up and it’s important that fans and would-bePokemon Starsbuyers keep their wits about them.
This poor attempt at scamming fans is a signal, if anything that the newly announcedPokemongame for Nintendo Switch fromGame Freakcannot come soon enough. It’s unclear whether that game will eventually be calledPokemon Starsand whether it will be connected toPokemon Sun and Moonat all, but fans will be so eagerly waiting for more details in the meantime that they could well fall for something like this.
Those who aren’t up to date onPokemonnews, or want to buy the game for the Switch may see a listing like that and get confused too. An official name would help clear things up so that fans and prospective buyers at least know what to search for and Nintendo could at least stake its flag in the sand and make official listings for its named title.
In the meantime, though, fans will just have to keep their wits about them and remain happy that the Switch will be getting aPokemongame of its own. With Nintendo also havingannouncedMetroid Prime 4for the console as well, the Switch library of games looks set to get even better over the coming years and months.
